Birth trauma (P10-P15)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Coding of conditions that originate from before birth through the 28th day after birth, including newborn record rules, prematurity, low birth weight, sepsis, and stillbirth.

• General Perinatal Rules (page 71)
• Observation and Evaluation of Newborns for Suspected Conditions not Found (page 73)
• Coding Additional Perinatal Diagnoses (page 73)
• Prematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation (page 73)
• Low birth weight and immaturity status (page 74)
• Bacterial Sepsis of Newborn (page 74)
• Stillbirth (page 74)
• COVID-19 Infection in Newborn (page 74)

Read Section I.C.16 (page 71)

All codes under P10-P15

P10-P15 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

• P10Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.0Subdural hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.1Cerebral hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.2Intraventricular hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.3Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.4Tentorial tear due to birth injury
• P10.8Other intracranial lacerations and hemorrhages due to birth injury
• P10.9Unspecified intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P11Other birth injuries to central nervous system
• P11.0Cerebral edema due to birth injury
• P11.1Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
• P11.2Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
• P11.3Birth injury to facial nerve
• P11.4Birth injury to other cranial nerves
• P11.5Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
• P11.9Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified
• P12Birth injury to scalp
• P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
• P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
• P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
• P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
• P12.8Other birth injuries to scalp
• P12.81Caput succedaneum
• P12.89Other birth injuries to scalp
• P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
• P13Birth injury to skeleton
• P13.0Fracture of skull due to birth injury
• P13.1Other birth injuries to skull
• P13.2Birth injury to femur
• P13.3Birth injury to other long bones
• P13.4Fracture of clavicle due to birth injury
• P13.8Birth injuries to other parts of skeleton
• P13.9Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified
• P14Birth injury to peripheral nervous system
• P14.0Erb's paralysis due to birth injury
• P14.1Klumpke's paralysis due to birth injury
• P14.2Phrenic nerve paralysis due to birth injury
• P14.3Other brachial plexus birth injuries
• P14.8Birth injuries to other parts of peripheral nervous system
• P14.9Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
• P15Other birth injuries
• P15.0Birth injury to liver
• P15.1Birth injury to spleen
• P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
• P15.3Birth injury to eye
• P15.4Birth injury to face
• P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
• P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
• P15.8Other specified birth injuries
• P15.9Birth injury, unspecified

P10-P15 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to P10-P15

Notes on these codes point to P10-P15.

• CH19 Excludes2: birth trauma (P10-P15)

About the condition

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